Report from the Great Cold North

[ed_rex]

Thursday night saw me trying to do some belated catching-up on Battlestar Galactica when the reading light above my laptop went out.

I figured it was the bulb and didn't give any further thought until a couple of hours later, when said laptop itself suddenly shut down and, outside my window, all was dark.

Online then did I realize that the power had gone out.

Though not quite Arctic, the temperature on Thursday dipped to about negative-17 or less and didn't get much above minus-14 on Friday.

Anyway, yes, I was one of those who awoke on Friday morning to a frigid temperature indeed. No heat, no light. No internet.

Needless to say (since I'm typing this), I survived. In truth, I was pretty comfortable.

A few candles, the cat once more permitted into my room and a down duvet saw me through it with only minimal discomfort. Just in case anyone was worried.

Comments

[paul-carlson.livejournal.com]

Sooooo cold.
It's lucky your indoor plumbing did not freeze, and burst the pipes.

At Mom's place in North Dakota it's down to about 40 below.

Then again, it was shirtsleeve weather here today.
(But we really do need some rainstorms!)

Pipes and shirtsleeves

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

Toronto Hydro actually sent someone around to knock on doors and ask us all to keep a tap running to prevent just that. Naturally, being a Young Rebel, I told him I'd turn on the water when I damned well felt like.

Well, not really.